OVERVIEW The Dark Side of the Moon Tour began on January 20th 1972 at the UK’s Brighton Dome, and concluded almost two years later at London’s Rainbow Theatre, on November 4th ’73. Covering the UK, US, Europe and Japan, there were two separate legs promoting the album, one in 1972 before the record's release and another in 1973 afterwards, together covering 128 shows. Pink Floyd had worked out a basic structure of Dark Side of the Moon in late 1971, and played it at almost every gig the following year, alongside a set of earlier live favourites. By 1973, the album was finished and the live performance resembled the completed work. To re-create it in concert, the group added saxophonist Dick Parry and female backing singers to the show. The stage performance was enhanced with extra visual effects and an improved quadrophonic sound system. Floyd first took the tour to the USA on April 4th 1972, and stayed there for a month. They went back for another jaunt in September ’72, when they also performed 2 shows in Canada. By March 1973, the band were back in the States, and on 15th of the month, played at Philadelphia’s Spectrum, where they put on one of the entire tour’s best concerts. The Dark Side set from this show – plus a couple of encores from the Floyd back catalogue - were recorded for live broadcast by WNEW FM Philadelphia and transmitted across the local area. This new CD title now features this entire broadcast for the first time, allowing fans to hear this remarkable gig, in many cases, for the first time.

It may be hard to believe, but this is the CD debut of this little-known title! Released by Charisma Records in 1972, the only album of this still highly underrated, British progressive band should appeal to fans of classic, heavy and quite melodic rock based on catchy, but intense guitars, ever-changing moods & rhythms and complex vocal parts. Spreadeagle offered a varied, imaginative, cheerful and well-arranged songs (very often in elaborate forms) in the vein of early Camel, Wishbone Ash, Public Foot The Roman, Home and with a hint of early Santana. This CD has been carefully remastered from the original, analogue source and sounds great!

The legendary pianist Joe Albany, whose career was largely fouled up by drugs, recorded several rewarding sets during 1971-82. "The Albany Touch" (originally recorded for the Japanese Trio label before being made available domestically on an obscure SeaBreeze LP) is relaxed, thoughtful and shows off Albany's roots in the bop era although the pianist generally sounded at his best in a trio setting. Highlights include "A.B. (After Bird) Blues II," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" and "A Night In Tunisia."
"Pasadena Session" was recorded in Pasadena, CA on February 29, 1972.

This was Johnny B. Moore's first CD ever and he got an Award nomination for it! It was all Westside Chicago Blues and self-penned songs. Willie Kent and Tim Taylor are on bass & drums and you could hear that Johnny would be one of the greatest - on both - guitar & vocals.

The members of Welcome recorded their debut album in 1975 at Aquarius Studios in Geneva on the EMI/Swiss label to modest reception. The young trio embarked upon a small series of live shows in an attempt to promote the record, but lagging sales and lack of publicity led to the departure of bassist Francis Yost, who was replaced by Helmi Erdinger around the time of the band's second and final release, "You're Welcome". Welcome's music is distinctly in the vein of the early seventies, owing much of their sound to Yes ala "Relayer". The production quality of their studio releases is rather uneven, and is characterized by sometimes wavering harmony vocals, heavy mellotron and Hammond, and rather sparse guitar work. The band appears to have moved toward a more commercial sound with their second release.

Over the past 5 years, The Future Sound of London have released three A6 booklets, filled with stories of FSOL's past, images and accompanied by 20 mins of music. For the first time, these have now been put these together to form a 1 hour seamless journey.

Class of '55: Memphis Rock 'n' Roll Homecoming brings Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins – all members of the Sun Records stable during its heyday – together for an all-star recording session, which finds the quartet tackling a mixture of oldies and new material. Highlights include renditions of Perkins' "Birth of Rock and Roll," "Sixteen Candles," Waylon Jennings' "Waymore's Blues," Cash's "I Will Rock and Roll With You," and John Fogerty's "Big Train (From Memphis)."

The first complete U.S. Mitch Ryder greatest hits collection to include group and solo hits. The release features the single version of his chart hits "Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly", "Jenny Take A Ride!," "Sock It To Me-Baby" "What Now My Love," and "Little Latin Lupe Lu." All tracks were produced by Bob Crewe (The Four Seasons, The Toys, Freddy Cannon).

Each Essential Limited Edition 3.0 expanded 3-CD set features the biggest hits and best-loved songs from superstar artists, including material not previously available in an Essential package. Definitive, career-spanning and comprehensive, The Essential 3.0 series features all of the must-have selections from the biggest names in music history–now with a 3rd disc!

Machina: Aranea Alba Editio is a box set by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released as an octuple vinyl box set on September 5, 2025, via the website of Billy Corgan's Madame Zuzu's tea shop. The box set consists of material from the band's 2000 albums Machina/The Machines of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. The band broke up shortly after the release of the latter record, with Corgan saying he considered the entire Machina project "unfinished". The set includes a 48 track version of the Machina album, as well as 32 bonus tracks. It includes some rerecorded songs, and all the material has been remixed and remastered. It was promoted by a concert tour of North America, with Corgan forming a new band titled Billy Corgan and the Machines of God. The band included Corgan alongside bassist Kid Tigrrr and drummer Jake Hayden, as well as the Smashing Pumpkins's touring guitarist Kiki Wong.

This disc contains a selection of beautiful and individual music for violin and harpsichord by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, performed by two of the most distinguished musicians of Baroque music historical informed practice.

The performance Florence Price’s Piano Quintet receives on this eagerly awaited new release from the Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin would suggest that it can be only a matter of time before the work—rediscovered only in 2009—is as familiar and much-loved as the one by Dvořák with which it shares the album.

Filmed live at the Oxford Apollo in 1985 to promote the new Misdemeanour album. Featuring the singles 'This Time' and 'Night Run', plus UFO classics 'Only You Can Rock Me' and 'Doctor Doctor'. UFO originally formed in 1969, around singer Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker. Reaching a peak with 1978's 'Strangers In The Night', after five classic records featuring mercurial lead guitarist Michael Schenker, UFO carried on into the 1980s with Paul Chapman replacing Schenker. Although it seemed as if UFO had called it a day at the end of their 1983 tour to support the 'Making Contact' album, singer Phil Mogg put together a new look band for 1985's 'Misdemeanor' record. Eschewing the more guitar- driven hard rock that made their name during the previous decade, the latest album had a more keyboard driven sound, typical of the 1980s. The new look UFO featured Paul Gray on bass, Jim Simpson on drums, Paul Raymond from the classic 'Strangers In The Night' era line-up of the band - back in the fold after a stint with The Michael Schenker Group - handling rhythm guitar and keyboards, plus Atomik Tommy 'M' on lead guitar.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony. The work is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage. With a blend of influences from ragtime to habanera, the work takes listeners on a sonic journey through America’s revolutionary era, the early beginnings of jazz in New Orleans, and a big city soundscape that serves as a nod to the Great Migration. Detroit being one of the most vibrant melting pots of musical cultures in the US, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra seems the ideal advocate for this original contribution to the symphonic repertoire. The recording is also the first with Jader Bignamini, giving a new dimension to his music directorship.

Deluxe 40th Anniversary 2CD reissue of OMD's 6th studio album Crush, originally released in 1985. This reissue boasts 7 unheard tracks from the album's multitrack sessions, newly mixed by Paul Humphreys. The package is rounded out with rare photos and comprehensive notes by journalist and author Jason Draper in conversation with Andy McCluskey.